Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The Men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place between 2 August 2002 and 3 August 2002 at Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
DateAugust 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)
Competitors28 from 19 nations
Winning time54.72
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Malaysia
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Schedule

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All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date Time Event
Friday, 2 August 2002 11:16 Heat 1
11:19 Heat 2
10:23 Heat 3
10:26 Heat 4
19:46 Semifinal 1
19:50 Semifinal 2
Saturday, 3 August 2002 19:58 Final

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Lenny Krayzelburg   United States 53.60 Sydney 24 August 1999
Games record Mark Versfeld   Canada 55.52 Kuala Lumpur 16 September 1998

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
3 August Final Matt Welsh   Australia 54.72 GR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held the morning session on 2 August.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Matt Welsh   Australia 56.35 Q
2 3 4 Ian Thorpe   Australia 56.45 Q
3 3 3 Adam Ruckwood   England 56.87 Q
4 4 3 Ethan Rolff   Australia 57.04 Q
5 4 2 Martin Harris   England 57.06 Q
6 2 6 Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa 57.09 Q
7 2 4 Gregor Tait   Scotland 57.23 Q
8 3 2 Nicholas Neckles   Barbados 57.49 Q
9 2 5 Tobias Oriwol   Canada 57.70 Q
10 4 6 Simon Burnett   England 57.79 Q
11 3 5 Alex Lim   Malaysia 57.88 Q
12 3 6 James Veldman   Canada 58.20 Q
13 4 5 Riley Janes   Canada 58.41 Q
14 2 3 Cameron Gibson   New Zealand 58.50 Q
15 4 7 Andrew Mackay   Cayman Islands 59.66 Q
16 3 7 Ramon James   Jamaica 1:00.29 Q
17 2 2 Ron Cowen   Bermuda 1:00.71
17 2 7 Dane Harrop   Isle of Man 1:00.71
19 4 1 Ian Powell   Guernsey 1:01.08
20 2 8 Jonathon Le Noury   Guernsey 1:03.46
21 3 8 Folahan Oluwole   Nigeria 1:04.51
22 4 8 Rubel Rana   Bangladesh 1:05.05
23 1 5 Jamie Zammitt   Gibraltar 1:05.26
24 1 3 Jean Francois Wai Choon   Mauritius 1:05.92
25 1 4 Kabir Walia   Kenya 1:06.07
26 2 1 Roy-Allan Burch   Bermuda 1:06.33
27 1 6 Lateef Aliasau   Nigeria 1:06.78
28 1 2 David Korpela   Malawi 1:14.03

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held the evening session on 2 August.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Matt Welsh   Australia 55.91 Q
2 2 7 Alex Lim   Malaysia 56.11 Q
3 2 6 Gregor Tait   Scotland 56.32 Q
4 1 4 Ian Thorpe   Australia 56.49 Q
5 2 5 Adam Ruckwood   England 56.61 Q
6 1 5 Ethan Rolff   Australia 56.83 Q
7 1 3 Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa 57.00 Q
8 2 3 Martin Harris   England 57.26 Q
9 2 1 Riley Janes   Canada 57.28
10 1 2 Simon Burnett   England 57.34
11 2 2 Tobias Oriwol   Canada 57.47
12 1 7 James Veldman   Canada 57.52
12 1 1 Cameron Gibson   New Zealand 57.62
14 1 6 Nicholas Neckles   Barbados 57.84
15 2 8 Andrew Mackay   Cayman Islands 59.49
16 1 8 Ramon James   Jamaica 1:01.08

Final

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The final were held the evening session on 3 August.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Matt Welsh   Australia 54.72 GR
  6 Ian Thorpe   Australia 55.38
  5 Alex Lim   Malaysia 55.44
4 1 Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa 55.98
5 3 Gregor Tait   Scotland 56.08
6 2 Adam Ruckwood   England 56.65
7 7 Ethan Rolff   Australia 56.98
8 8 Martin Harris   England 58.40

References

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  1. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinals Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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